{"id":2295439,"date":"2024-07-15T15:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-fundraiser-for-rally-shooting-victims-surges-in-donations-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T15:24:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T19:24:30","slug":"trump-campaign-fundraiser-for-rally-shooting-victims-surges-in-donations-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-fundraiser-for-rally-shooting-victims-surges-in-donations-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump campaign fundraiser for rally shooting victims surges in donations &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-campaign-fundraiser-for-rally-shooting-victims-surges-in-donations-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2295439&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An online fundraiser started by former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign has exceeded its goal of one million \u2063dollars after the attempted assassination of the former president at a rally in Pennsylvania. \u2062The fundraiser, organized by\u200b Trump campaign senior adviser Meredith O&#8217;Rourke, \u2063has raised over $4 million for the victims \u200cand their families. \u200bSeveral notable donations, including $50,000 from Senator Rick Scott\u2064 and his \u200dwife, have\u2063 contributed to the fundraiser&#8217;s success. The victim killed \u2062at\u200d the rally, Corey Comperatore, was a former fire chief, and his daughter&#8217;s tribute has\u2062 touched many. Nicole Shanahan, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a> \u2063of \u2062Independent Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr., donated\u200c $20,000 to \u200cthe fundraiser. The \u2062fundraiser\u200d aims to \u2064provide support to the victims and their families as they recover from the tragic\u200b event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump campaign fundraiser for rally shooting victims surges in donations<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T15:16:27-04:00\">July 15, 2024 3:16 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1703857\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fundraising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fundraiser<\/a> started by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> campaign has skyrocketed past its financial goal of one million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The fundraiser, organized by Trump campaign senior adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/meredith-o-rourke-17076b4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Meredith O\u2019Rourke<\/a>, was started after the attempted assassination of the former president at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a bystander was killed and two others injured. As of Monday afternoon, the GoFundMe page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/president-trump-seeks-support-for-butler-pa-victims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has raised over $4 million<\/a> for the victims and their families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Donald Trump has authorized this account as a place for donations to the supporters and families wounded or killed in today\u2019s brutal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/groundbreaking-glamours-women-of-the-year-are-all-women\/\" title=\"GROUNDBREAKING: All Women Named Glamour&#039;s &#039;Women of the Year&#039;\">horrific assassination attempt<\/a>,\u201d the fundraiser page read. \u201cAll donations will be directed to these proud Americans as they grieve and recover. May God bless and unite our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Numerous $50,000 donations have been made to the fundraiser, with the latest being from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and his wife Ann Scott. The Heritage Foundation has also made a donation of the same amount.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI donate my Senate salary every quarter and am honored to join @KidRock, @danawhite, @ufc and others in supporting the victims of the Butler shooting,\u201d Scott wrote on X. \u201cI am sending $50K to this great cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I donate my Senate salary every quarter and am honored to join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KidRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KidRock<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a> and others in supporting the victims of the Butler shooting. I am sending $50K to this great cause. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oD9uB9KINv\">https:\/\/t.co\/oD9uB9KINv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1812575177487847614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Nicole Shanahan, the vice presidential candidate of Independent Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr., has donated $20,000 to the fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>The victim who was killed at the Butler rally is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081773\/trump-rally-attendee-killed-assassination-attempt-identified-corey-comperatore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Corey Comperatore<\/a>, a former fire chief from the area. Shanahan wrote on X that Allyson Comperatore, Corey\u2019s daughter, had her life changed \u201cforever\u201d after the rally and that she \u201cwrote the most incredible tribute to her father\u201d on Facebook.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This young woman&#8217;s life forever changed yesterday. She wrote the most incredible tribute to her father, calling for all of us to know the real-life super hero that he was. The world would be a better place with more Corey Comperatore&#8217;s in it. Thank you for sharing your father&#8217;s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P7QjNAClId\">https:\/\/t.co\/P7QjNAClId<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicole Shanahan (@NicoleShanahan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicoleShanahan\/status\/1812607984918569198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The shooting took place just two days before the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a>, where Trump is expected to become the party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">presidential nominee<\/a>. Trump has since reflected on the historic events that occurred Saturday, telling the <em>Washington Examiner\u2019s<\/em> Byron York that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3082224\/trump-im-not-supposed-to-be-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he is \u201cnot supposed to be here.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tony-evers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tony Evers<\/a> (D-WI) has asked the Secret Service to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3082055\/evers-asking-guns-banned-near-rnc-convention-trump-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reconsider its decision<\/a> to allow firearms within the \u201csoft perimeter\u201d of the RNC in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/milwaukee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Milwaukee<\/a>. He believes it is \u201cexceedingly important that additional steps be taken to keep convention participants and attendees, law enforcement, and the local community safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1703857\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1703857\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An online fundraiser initiated by the Trump campaign has exceeded its initial goal of one million dollars, raising over $4 million for the victims of a shooting at a rally where former President Donald Trump was targeted. Numerous donations, including a $50,000 contribution from Senator Rick Scott and his wife, have been made to support the victims and their families. The shooting occurred just before the 2024 Republican National Convention, where Trump is expected to be nominated as the party&#8217;s presidential candidate. 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